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Small Fleet Champ
Twice the trucks in just a year: Growth follows demand for Brian Brewer Trucking
The DeGraff, Ohio-headquartered 15-truck fleet sat at just 7 trucks to start 2023. Now, with longtime customers in need of better -- and more -- service around Dayton and Columbus, Brewer's making it happen -- with some new contracts, too.
September 26, 2024
Regulations
Congress moves on bills to ease vets' access to CDLs, streamline TSA credentialing
One bill moves to the president's desk for a signature, while another still needs full House and Senate approval. Also: Former fleet owner sentenced for defrauding shippers; HHG fraud scheme sentencing; PrePass adds GPS verification for tolls.
September 26, 2024
Business
Brokers' new 'carrier vetting' craze bad for trucking, carriers say
Owner-operators, and many of the statistics themselves, confirm brokers' attempts to usurp industry experience with "carrier vetting" tech tools have failed tremendously. 64% of owner-ops say the turn is bad for business.
September 25, 2024
Regulations
FMCSA to audit all authorities, hires new registration fraud team
FMCSA Office of Registration Director Ken Riddle explained Monday how the agency is already cracking down on fraudsters with new tech tools and dedicated employees making carriers "whole again."
September 24, 2024
Small Fleet Champ
Customer service, keen business sense drive Paul Rissler Transportation
A 27-year customer relationship with dedicated weekly runs is a big part of what sustains the six-truck fleet, today a debt-free business due to the keen business sense of owners Paul and Michelle Rissler.
September 24, 2024
Overdrive Radio
Trucking in the freight trough: The 'sweetness of low price' v. the 'sour of bad service'
For shipper/broker customers, the sweet is quite tempting to take but the sour lasts a whole lot longer. In this Overdrive Radio edition, find several ideas for building defenses against both for the bottom of the freight-rates trough.
September 23, 2024
Business
IRS boosting truckers' per diem-deduction rate | Latest recalls hit Volvo, Great Dane, Trail King
The rate for travel within the U.S. is increasing by $11, effective Oct. 1. Also: Loose lugs prompt Volvo recall; Great Dane, Trail King recall trailers; Outpost opens 4 new parking locations across U.S. with more than 1,700 spaces.
September 23, 2024
Business
Company offers reputation management services to remove false FreightGuard report
Carrier Defender wants to help companies protect themselves from reputation issues.
September 19, 2024
Partners in Business
Owner-ops see mixed income gains with costs down, but wait for 'kickstart' on rates
Taking its midyear look at the last 12-month period, ATBS showed owner-operator income on average has been flat, though independents and leased flatbeds/reefers all posted modest gains.
September 20, 2024
Regulations
House committee moves on bill to help FMCSA crack down on fraud
The legislation would codify FMCSA's ability to assess civil penalties against freight fraudsters. Another bill aims to strengthen DataQs challenge process. Also: FMCSA to host third Registration Modernization Stakeholder Day; I-17 lane closures upcoming.
September 19, 2024
Business
Trucking, brokers 'under siege' as cargo theft booms 600%: TIA
A study from the Transportation Intermediaries Association shows how badly the industry is struggling against freight fraud, but also offers carriers some clues on how to win trust and business.
September 19, 2024
Small Fleet Champ
Family legacy maintains Southwind Transportation through loss
Samantha Causey took over the family business in 2021 when her father, David Hryc, was diagnosed with cancer. Today, she runs the 12-truck fleet with a keen focus on safety, maintenance and doing right by drivers and owner-ops.
September 19, 2024
Regulations
New York truckers take to City Hall to protest 'scam' idling fines
Truck drivers and owners took the fight against New York City's Citizens Air Complaint Program, which pays citizens to report idling trucks to the city, to City Hall on Wednesday, Sept. 18 with a rally that attacked the program as a "scam."
September 18, 2024
Small Fleet Champ
From $13/mile loads in a 'Zombie' truck to stability, growth
Dana Gardner, a contender in the Small Fleet Championship, has owned some pretty spectacularly bad trucks, but found a fellow rising star at TQL of all places to help drive a pandemic cash bonanza toward long-term success.
September 17, 2024
Overdrive Radio
No more detention half measures: Time is now to charge for it, and collect
Trucking's detention landscape abounds with missed opportunities to truly make shippers and receivers feel the burden of their inefficiencies with detention fees. The new ATRI report on detention costs makes that abundantly clear.
September 16, 2024
Regulations
Lease-purchase task force to draft best practices for assessing agreements
FMCSA's Truck Leasing Task Force set dates for two meetings, during which it will work to draft a report on identifying best practices to help drivers assess agreements. Also: RXO closes deal to acquire Coyote; I-70 lane closure Tuesday night; more.
September 16, 2024
Regulations
ELD exemption: Owner-op's request denied
The trucker told FMCSA he had a new business and couldn't afford an ELD when seeking a one-year exemption from ELD regulations. Also: ATBS hosting semi-annual owner-op income session Sept. 18; Kansas police issue highway rule reminder after crash.
September 13, 2024
Regulations
Senator questions FMCSA’s oversight of trucking safety
Following a deadly crash in Colorado in June, a U.S. Senator from the state is questioning FMCSA's ability to regulate motor carrier safety due to funding and staffing issues, and more.
September 13, 2024
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Custom Rigs
'One thing led to another' for Lacoh Transport's custom 2024 Peterbilt 389 build
What started out as a modest build for a nice working truck turned into an all-out custom transformation by Geis Peterbilt's Cody McCandless. Along the way, "a lot of days that you don’t succeed," McCandless said, "but the challenge has been accepted, and we’re having fun with it.”
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